HGTV Home → Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore equivalent of HGTV Home Wild Ride HGSW3381
The closest Benjamin Moore colour is Plum Martini (CSP-540), at ΔE 1.42 — near-exact.
Plum Martini is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.42 the difference is smaller than most people can see on a wall, and smaller than the shift between two batches of the same colour.
Why people switch between HGTV Home and Benjamin Moore
Most people comparing HGTV Home to Benjamin Moore are not shopping for a new colour. They have already chosen one, and then hit a price difference or a painter who buys from a single supplier. The question is what goes on the wall instead.
How close Plum Martini really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.42near-exact
- LRV
- 6.86HGTV Home is 5
- Hex
- #403C3F#443E40 in HGTV Home
The candidate is darker, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.9 points higher.
HGTV Home and Benjamin Moore publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Plum Martini reads slightly darker than Wild Ride in colour space while carrying the higher published LRV. Treat LRV as comparable within a brand, not across two.
Other Benjamin Moore options
Worth knowing if Plum Martini is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Deep Caviar 2130-20ΔE 1.85 · near-exact · The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.1 points higher.
- Galaxy 2117-20ΔE 3.00 · very close · Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.3 points higher.
- Tucker Chocolate CW-175ΔE 3.09 · very close · The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.4 points higher.
Matches in every other brand
See HGTV Home Wild Ride HGSW3381 matched across all 13 brands →